Eggplant is a very versatile vegetable that can be included in many recipes. The one pictures here is the most common variety. See more about them below.
About Eggplant:
Eggplant comes in a variety of colors: white, yellowish-white, red, striped, purple, and purple-black (as pictured), which is the most common variety. Eggplant are high in fiber and potassium, with most of the fiber being contained in the edible skin. Select eggplant that is firm with no wrinkles, bruises, or soft spots. See nutritional chart below for raw and cooked eggplant.
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Eggplant, raw
Scientific Name: Solanum malongena
NDB No: 11209
Nutrient | Units | Value per 100 grams of edible portion |
Sample Count |
Std. Error |
1 cup, cubes ——- 82.0 g |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proximates |
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Water |
g
|
92.03
|
30
|
0.205
|
75.465
|
Energy |
kcal
|
26
|
0
|
21.320
|
|
Energy |
kj
|
109
|
0
|
89.380
|
|
Protein |
g
|
1.02
|
5
|
0.037
|
0.836
|
Total lipid (fat) |
g
|
0.18
|
5
|
0.049
|
0.148
|
Carbohydrate, by difference |
g
|
6.07
|
0
|
4.977
|
|
Fiber, total dietary |
g
|
2.5
|
0
|
2.050
|
|
Ash |
g
|
0.71
|
6
|
0.125
|
0.582
|
Eggplant Minerals |
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Calcium, Ca |
mg
|
7
|
7
|
1.193
|
5.740
|
Iron, Fe |
mg
|
0.27
|
7
|
0.022
|
0.221
|
Magnesium, Mg |
mg
|
14
|
9
|
0.893
|
11.480
|
Phosphorus, P |
mg
|
22
|
6
|
1.891
|
18.040
|
Potassium, K |
mg
|
217
|
11
|
7.249
|
177.940
|
Sodium, Na |
mg
|
3
|
26
|
0.257
|
2.460
|
Zinc, Zn |
mg
|
0.14
|
6
|
0.007
|
0.115
|
Copper, Cu |
mg
|
0.055
|
4
|
0.005
|
0.045
|
Manganese, Mn |
mg
|
0.130
|
5
|
0.009
|
0.107
|
Selenium, Se |
mcg
|
0.3
|
5
|
0.080
|
0.246
|
Eggplant Vitamins |
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Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid |
mg
|
1.7
|
25
|
0.231
|
1.394
|
Thiamin |
mg
|
0.052
|
5
|
0.010
|
0.043
|
Riboflavin |
mg
|
0.034
|
5
|
0.005
|
0.028
|
Niacin |
mg
|
0.598
|
5
|
0.017
|
0.490
|
Pantothenic acid |
mg
|
0.252
|
4
|
0.009
|
0.207
|
Vitamin B-6 |
mg
|
0.084
|
5
|
0.003
|
0.069
|
Folate, total |
mcg
|
19
|
7
|
2.039
|
15.580
|
Folic acid |
mcg
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
Folate, food |
mcg
|
19
|
7
|
2.039
|
15.580
|
Folate, DFE |
mcg_DFE
|
19
|
0
|
15.580
|
|
Vitamin B-12 |
mcg
|
0.00
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
Vitamin A, IU |
IU
|
84
|
3
|
8.678
|
68.880
|
Vitamin A, RE |
mcg_RE
|
8
|
0
|
6.560
|
|
Vitamin E |
mg_ATE
|
0.030
|
0
|
0.025
|
|
Lipids |
|||||
Fatty acids, total saturated |
g
|
0.034
|
0
|
0.028
|
|
4:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
6:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
8:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
10:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
12:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
14:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
1
|
0.000
|
|
16:0 |
g
|
0.025
|
1
|
0.021
|
|
18:0 |
g
|
0.009
|
1
|
0.007
|
|
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated |
g
|
0.016
|
0
|
0.013
|
|
16:1 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.002
|
1
|
0.002
|
|
18:1 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.014
|
1
|
0.011
|
|
20:1 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
22:1 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated |
g
|
0.076
|
0
|
0.062
|
|
18:2 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.063
|
1
|
0.052
|
|
18:3 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.013
|
1
|
0.011
|
|
18:4 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
20:4 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
20:5 n-3 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
22:5 n-3 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
22:6 n-3 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
Cholesterol |
mg
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
Phytosterols |
mg
|
7
|
1
|
5.740
|
|
Amino acids |
|||||
Tryptophan |
g
|
0.009
|
0
|
0.007
|
|
Threonine |
g
|
0.037
|
0
|
0.030
|
|
Isoleucine |
g
|
0.045
|
0
|
0.037
|
|
Leucine |
g
|
0.064
|
0
|
0.052
|
|
Lysine |
g
|
0.047
|
0
|
0.039
|
|
Methionine |
g
|
0.011
|
0
|
0.009
|
|
Cystine |
g
|
0.006
|
0
|
0.005
|
|
Phenylalanine |
g
|
0.043
|
0
|
0.035
|
|
Tyrosine |
g
|
0.027
|
0
|
0.022
|
|
Valine |
g
|
0.053
|
0
|
0.043
|
|
Arginine |
g
|
0.057
|
0
|
0.047
|
|
Histidine |
g
|
0.023
|
0
|
0.019
|
|
Alanine |
g
|
0.051
|
0
|
0.042
|
|
Aspartic acid |
g
|
0.164
|
0
|
0.134
|
|
Glutamic acid |
g
|
0.186
|
0
|
0.153
|
|
Glycine |
g
|
0.041
|
0
|
0.034
|
|
Proline |
g
|
0.043
|
0
|
0.035
|
|
Serine |
g
|
0.042
|
0
|
0.034
|
USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 14 (July 2001)
Eggplant, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
NDB No: 11210
Nutrient | Units | Value per 100 grams of edible portion |
Sample Count |
Std. Error |
1 cup (1″ cubes) ——- 99.0 g |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Proximates |
|||||
Water |
g
|
91.77
|
0
|
90.852
|
|
Energy |
kcal
|
28
|
0
|
27.720
|
|
Energy |
kj
|
117
|
0
|
115.830
|
|
Protein |
g
|
0.83
|
3
|
0.074
|
0.822
|
Total lipid (fat) |
g
|
0.23
|
2
|
0.228
|
|
Carbohydrate, by difference |
g
|
6.64
|
0
|
6.574
|
|
Fiber, total dietary |
g
|
2.5
|
0
|
2.475
|
|
Ash |
g
|
0.54
|
2
|
0.535
|
|
Eggplant Minerals |
|||||
Calcium, Ca |
mg
|
6
|
2
|
5.940
|
|
Iron, Fe |
mg
|
0.35
|
2
|
0.346
|
|
Magnesium, Mg |
mg
|
13
|
2
|
12.870
|
|
Phosphorus, P |
mg
|
22
|
2
|
21.780
|
|
Potassium, K |
mg
|
248
|
2
|
245.520
|
|
Sodium, Na |
mg
|
3
|
2
|
2.970
|
|
Zinc, Zn |
mg
|
0.15
|
0
|
0.148
|
|
Copper, Cu |
mg
|
0.108
|
0
|
0.107
|
|
Manganese, Mn |
mg
|
0.136
|
0
|
0.135
|
|
Selenium, Se |
mcg
|
0.4
|
5
|
0.112
|
0.396
|
Eggplant Vitamins |
|||||
Vitamin C, total ascorbic acid |
mg
|
1.3
|
0
|
1.287
|
|
Thiamin |
mg
|
0.076
|
0
|
0.075
|
|
Riboflavin |
mg
|
0.020
|
0
|
0.020
|
|
Niacin |
mg
|
0.600
|
0
|
0.594
|
|
Pantothenic acid |
mg
|
0.075
|
0
|
0.074
|
|
Vitamin B-6 |
mg
|
0.086
|
0
|
0.085
|
|
Folate, total |
mcg
|
14
|
0
|
13.860
|
|
Folic acid |
mcg
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
Folate, food |
mcg
|
14
|
0
|
13.860
|
|
Folate, DFE |
mcg_DFE
|
14
|
0
|
13.860
|
|
Vitamin B-12 |
mcg
|
0.00
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
Vitamin A, IU |
IU
|
64
|
0
|
63.360
|
|
Vitamin A, RE |
mcg_RE
|
6
|
0
|
5.940
|
|
Vitamin E |
mg_ATE
|
0.030
|
0
|
0.030
|
|
Lipids |
|||||
Fatty acids, total saturated |
g
|
0.044
|
0
|
0.044
|
|
4:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
6:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
8:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
10:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
12:0 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
14:0 |
g
|
0.001
|
0
|
0.001
|
|
16:0 |
g
|
0.032
|
0
|
0.032
|
|
18:0 |
g
|
0.012
|
0
|
0.012
|
|
Fatty acids, total monounsaturated |
g
|
0.020
|
0
|
0.020
|
|
16:1 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.002
|
0
|
0.002
|
|
18:1 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.018
|
0
|
0.018
|
|
20:1 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
22:1 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
Fatty acids, total polyunsaturated |
g
|
0.093
|
0
|
0.092
|
|
18:2 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.078
|
0
|
0.077
|
|
18:3 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.015
|
0
|
0.015
|
|
18:4 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
20:4 undifferentiated |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
20:5 n-3 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
22:5 n-3 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
22:6 n-3 |
g
|
0.000
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
Cholesterol |
mg
|
0
|
0
|
0.000
|
|
Amino acids |
|||||
Tryptophan |
g
|
0.008
|
0
|
0.008
|
|
Threonine |
g
|
0.030
|
0
|
0.030
|
|
Isoleucine |
g
|
0.036
|
0
|
0.036
|
|
Leucine |
g
|
0.052
|
0
|
0.051
|
|
Lysine |
g
|
0.039
|
0
|
0.039
|
|
Methionine |
g
|
0.009
|
0
|
0.009
|
|
Cystine |
g
|
0.004
|
0
|
0.004
|
|
Phenylalanine |
g
|
0.035
|
0
|
0.035
|
|
Tyrosine |
g
|
0.022
|
0
|
0.022
|
|
Valine |
g
|
0.043
|
0
|
0.043
|
|
Arginine |
g
|
0.046
|
0
|
0.046
|
|
Histidine |
g
|
0.019
|
0
|
0.019
|
|
Alanine |
g
|
0.042
|
0
|
0.042
|
|
Aspartic acid |
g
|
0.134
|
0
|
0.133
|
|
Glutamic acid |
g
|
0.152
|
0
|
0.150
|
|
Glycine |
g
|
0.033
|
0
|
0.033
|
|
Proline |
g
|
0.034
|
0
|
0.034
|
|
Serine |
g
|
0.034
|
0
|
0.034
|
USDA Nutrient Database for Standard Reference, Release 14 (July 2001)
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